Karen K. Petersen Assistant Professor Education |Research |Teaching |Work Address |Grants and Fellowships |Webpage |email

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, Vanderbilt University, August 2004.
• M.A., Political Science, Vanderbilt University, August 2002.
• B.S., Magna Cum Laude, International Relations, Middle Tennessee State University, December 1998.

Research

Publications

• “Multiparty Disputes and the Probability of War, 1816-1992.” (first author, with John Vasquez, and Yijia Wang). Conflict Management and Peace Science 21(2): 85-100 (Summer 2004).
• “A Research Note: Re-examining Transnational Ethnic Alliances and Foreign Policy Behavior.” International Interactions, 30:1, 25-42 (Winter 2004).
• “Neutrality, Common Foreign and Security Policy, and the Fourth Pillar of the European Union.” International Affairs Forum (15 August 2004).

Research in Progress

• “There are More than Two Sides to the Story: Interstate Conflict, Issues, and Regime Type.” Preparing for submission.
• “Laying to Rest the Autocratic Peace.” Preparing for submission.
• “Solving the Puzzle of Peace: An Analysis of the Effect of Territorial Disputes on Dyadic Relations." Under revision.
• “Societal Security.” (working title) Preparing for edited volume: The Baltic Security Triangle: Scandinavia, Russia, and the European Union. Don Hancock and John Logue, eds. Target publication date: 2007.

Conference Presentations

• “Adding a Layer of Complexity: Moving from a Theory of Two-level Games to a Theory of Three-level Games.” Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association. New Orleans, LA, 6-9 January 2005. Part of the Baltic Triangle project.
• “There are More than Two Sides to the Story: Interstate Conflict, Issues, and Regime Type.” Annual Meeting of the Peace Science Society (International). Houston, TX, 12-14 November 2004.
• “Laying to Rest the Autocratic Peace.” Workshop presentation, Journeys in World Politics, University of Iowa, 28-31 October 2004.
• “Mixed Regime Dispute Initiation: Differences among Autocracies that Make a Difference.” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Chicago, IL, September 2 - 5, 2004.
• “Finding Common Ground: Multiparty Disputes and the Probability of War: 1816-1992.” with John Vasquez. Annual Meeting of the Peace Science Society (International). Ann Arbor, MI, 13-16 November 2003.
• “Neutrality, a Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Conflict Resolution: The Future of European (and Global?) Security.” Biennial Meeting of the European Union Studies Association. Nashville, TN, 27-30 March 2003.
• “Solving the Puzzle of Peace: An Analysis of the Effect of Territorial Disputes on Dyadic Relations." Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. New Orleans, LA, 24-27 March 2002.
• “Understanding Conflict through Peace: Distinguishing Dyads that Engage in Conflict from Dyads that Engage in War.” Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. Chicago, IL, 21-25 February 2001.
• “Glory or Greed: Why States Fight over Territory.” (with Katherine Barbieri) Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. Chicago, IL, 21-25 February 2001.

Teaching

Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor: Middle Tennessee State University, 2005-
• Senior Lecturer: Vanderbilt University, 2004-2005. (Full-time faculty position)
• Graduate Instructor: Vanderbilt University, 2002-2004.

Current Courses

• PS 1010: Foundations of Government
• PS 2130: Model UN
• PS 3000: The Political Status of Women in the World
• PS 3220: International and Comparative Politics
• PS 3310: Comparative Asian Government
• P S 4210 International Conflict (coming Spring 2007)
• PS 4250: U.S. National Security Policy

Grants and Fellowships

Research Grants

• Workshop Grant. International Studies Association; 2004. Co-proposed with Don Hancock.
• Dissertation Writing Grants, Vanderbilt University; 2002, 2003.
• Research Grants, Vanderbilt University; 2000, 2001.

Training Grants

• Journeys in World Politics, Funded workshop participant, University of Iowa, October 2004.
• Women In International Security Graduate Student Summer Symposium. Funded participant, Georgetown University; Washington, D.C.; June 2002.
• Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science. GIS Training Workshop. Funded participant, Florida International University; Miami, FL; March 2001.

Fellowships

• Faculty Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies; 2006-2007.
• Graduate Fellowship, Vanderbilt University; 1999-2004.

Work Address

Middle Tennessee State University
Department of Political Science
1301 East Main Street
P.O. Box 29
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
office: 615.494.8662 fax: 615.898.5460